Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 379

Chapter 379: The Loafer Shouts (4)

“It keeps raining.”

Wei Jeonghan stared at the rain with sadness.

It had always been like this.

Whenever something important that changed his life happened, it rained. That was how it was that day, and that was how it was a few days ago. That’s why Wei Jeonghan no longer enjoyed the rain.

Because the rain brought him painful memories.

Droplets.

The alcohol filling the glass hadn’t changed.

The torrential rain, as if the sky had broken, hadn’t changed either.

What had changed was him.

And the situation surrounding him.

Wei Jeonghan looked at the alcohol in his glass.

Jeokmokwoo, also known as Jeok Moku, used to look at his glass like that. Wei Jeonghan thought it was to look at himself in the glass.

He recently realized that was not the case.

Jeok Moku wasn’t looking at his reflection, but at the world reflected in the glass.

A different world.

A strangely distorted world, different from reality.

When reality is too difficult and heavy, even the world reflected in a glass can seem beautiful. Now, Wei Jeonghan realized the great burden and suffering that Jeok Moku had endured.

Wei Jeonghan raised the glass and drank it in one gulp.

The strong liquor burned his throat, and he felt himself waking up.

“Drinking without food will hurt you.”

Wei Jeonghan looked to the side.

Wei Yanho, with a pale face, was standing in the doorway.

“You’re awake?”

“I woke up a little while ago.”

“Come in.”

“Yes.”

Wei Yanho sat down in front of Wei Jeonghan calmly. Wei Jeonghan didn’t say anything.

He just placed a glass on the table in front of Wei Yanho.

“I think this is the first time I’ve given you alcohol.”

“I think so.”

“Have a drink.”

“Yes.”

Wei Jeonghan grabbed the bottle, and Wei Yanho extended his glass.

Slowly, Wei Jeonghan filled Wei Yanho’s glass. Wei Jeonghan put the bottle down when the glass was almost full, and Wei Yanho brought it to his lips.

Wei Yanho drank the strong alcohol in one gulp, grimaced, and put the glass down.

“I don’t understand why people drink this. It’s just bitter.”

“Yes, it’s just bitter.”

Wei Jeonghan smiled.

Alcohol is only bitter. Like life.

An uncomfortable silence.

Both had something to say, but they didn’t know how to start.

“What happened?”

Wei Yanho broke the silence.

Although it was an inevitable question, Wei Jeonghan felt a chill when he heard it.

He knew this moment would come, but it came faster than he expected.

Wei Jeonghan didn’t answer, grabbed the bottle, and poured himself a glass. After drinking, he was able to calm down.

“I don’t know where to start.”

“I don’t know where to start either.”

Wei Yanho sighed.

He knew it wasn’t something to get angry about just because there was another truth.

Perhaps Wei Jeonghan was the one who suffered the most with this truth. It was a truth that had to be hidden. But like all truths, once revealed, it could not be stopped.

Wei Yanho clenched his fists.

If he couldn’t go back, he could only move forward.

“My brother…”

Wei Yanho took a deep breath and spoke.

He knew he wouldn’t be able to go back once he said this, but he had to speak.

“Is he my real brother?”

***

The Master of Divine Abilities read a message seriously:

“Hmm…”

Master of Divine Abilities, who had burned the message, looked out the window with a somber expression.

‘Wei Sanho…’

Insane Demon, or Insane Blood Demon Emperor, was the Bishop of the Demon Cult.

And what this Bishop of the Demon Cult did, risking his life by entering Henan, the heart of the Central Plains…

‘He took Wei Sanho away?’

It was incomprehensible.

If he didn’t understand it, there was only one conclusion: there was something he didn’t know. There was a reason why the Demon Cult risked their lives to take Wei Sanho away.

But what was the reason?

‘I need more information.’

Master of Divine Abilities went over the contents of the message in his mind. He didn’t find anything strange in the message, which only contained facts. That worried him.

‘How can he be so calm when his son has been kidnapped?’

Of course, someone like Wei Jeonghan could write an objective report even in this situation. But…

‘There’s no urgency.’

How could he be so calm when his son had been kidnapped by a Bishop of the Demon Cult? Furthermore, the report didn’t mention how to rescue his son.

It seemed that he had accepted that it was impossible to rescue Wei Sanho, and that the Demon Cult would not kill him.

The eyes of the Master of Divine Abilities narrowed:

‘Wei Jeonghan…’

It wasn’t strange if it was Wei Jeonghan.

After the war, he had become very kind, but during the war, Wei Jeonghan was like a sword. It wasn’t strange that his previous personality had reappeared.

Wei Jeonghan was someone who wouldn’t feel any remorse if his son’s death was for the common good.

But what did this strange feeling mean?

Master of Divine Abilities spoke:

“Is anyone there?”

A voice was heard from the ceiling:

“Yes, sir.”

“Bring all the documents related to Wei Jeonghan.”

“Yes!”

After the sound of footsteps disappeared, Master of Divine Abilities sighed.

He wasn’t suspecting Wei Jeonghan. He wasn’t someone who would harm the Righteous Martial Alliance. He was a hero. But everyone has secrets. In this turbulent era, those secrets are the greatest dangers.

As a senior and friend of Wei Jeonghan, he wanted to ignore it, but he was an officer of the Righteous Martial Alliance. He couldn’t allow emotions to interfere.

Supervising Wei Jeonghan was unpleasant, but it was his duty.

“Another turbulent era?”

The voice of Master of Divine Abilities was bitter.

That’s how it was in that time.

There was no time for the romanticism of trusting your comrades. Everyone distrusted each other, and no one could sleep peacefully.

That was a turbulent era.

The Master of Divine Abilities sighed at the thought that that terrible era was returning.

How many lives would be lost?

If he could stop the turbulent era with his life, he would die smiling…

“Are you inside?”

Master of Divine Abilities stood up abruptly.

He had been thinking too much. He didn’t even realize that the leader had arrived.

“Yes. Come in.”

The door opened and the Supreme Sovereign entered.

Master of Divine Abilities bowed respectfully:

“If you had sent a message, I would have gone, but…”

“Even the cooks know that the officers are the busiest, how could I steal your time?”

The voice of the Supreme Sovereign was sincere.

“I’ll prepare tea.”

“No, it’s okay. Sit down.”

Master of Divine Abilities quickly sat down in front of the Supreme Sovereign.

“It seems like something is happening, right?”

“Yes. Strange things are happening.”

“Strange things?”

Supreme Sovereign raised his eyebrows slightly.

When the Master of Divine Abilities finished explaining seriously, the expression of the Supreme Sovereign also darkened.

“Sanho was taken…”

Master of Divine Abilities waited in silence.

“Officer.”

“Yes.”

“What do you think is the reason they took Sanho?”

“…Honestly, I don’t know what their intentions are. But…”

“But?”

Master of Divine Abilities nodded:

“If there is someone who has the key to solving the mystery, it is Wei Jeonghan.”

Supreme Sovereign closed his eyes in silence.

He had gone through a turbulent era. He knew what Master of Divine Abilities meant.

“The Wei Jeonghan that I know is not someone who would conspire.”

“I agree. But the world doesn’t get twisted only with conspiracies. You know that the most difficult situation to resolve is when a good intention twists everything.”

“What do you want me to do?”

Master of Divine Abilities replied in a somber voice:

“We must arrest Wei Jeonghan.”

“Arrest? Did you say arrest?”

“If the word ‘arrest’ bothers you, let’s say ‘summon’. The most urgent thing is to find out what is happening to Wei Sanho.”

“Urgent…”

Supreme Sovereign rubbed his face.

No one knew better than him how terrifying the Bishops of the Demon Cult were. Supreme Sovereign was the one who had interacted with them the most.

A Bishop had entered the Central Plains and taken Wei Sanho.

What did that mean?

‘Is Wei Sanho that important? Why?’

Even Wei Sanho, the best young expert in the martial world, was just a non-believer and inexperienced for the Demon Cult. Why did a Bishop get involved?

“Officer.”

“Yes.”

“Do whatever it takes. Bring Jeonghan to the Righteous Martial Alliance as soon as possible.”

“I will receive the order.”

Supreme Sovereign looked out the window with sadness:

‘It’s so familiar that it’s unpleasant.’

That was common in the past. Having to suspect your allies. The fact that that was happening again was heartbreaking for the Supreme Sovereign.

“What are the movements of the Demon Cult?”

“There is no movement.”

“Hmm…”

They wouldn’t move after causing so much damage? What are they planning…?

“First, we must…”

Kung!

At that moment, the door opened violently:

“There’s a big problem!”

“This…”

Master of Divine Abilities shouted angrily:

“Don’t you know that I’m meeting with the leader?! I don’t know what happened, but…”

“War!”

Master of Divine Abilities fell silent.

“War, sir! Something has happened!”

The expressions of the Supreme Sovereign and Master of Divine Abilities hardened like stone.

The word they feared so much had appeared.